Coldwater native James P. Hess, 79, of Bellefontaine, died at 7:10 a.m. Dec. 18, 2007, at his home.
He was born Aug. 4, 1928, in Coldwater, to Carl Zeno and Mary Margaret Dugan Hess. On Dec. 29, 1956, he married Ann Elizabeth E . . .

Evelyn R. Schamp, 89, 1907 Winston Drive, St. Marys, died Dec. 13, 2007, at The Gardens of Celina Nursing Home.
She was born Sept. 21, 1918, in St. Marys, to Carl and Cecil Silver Knipple. On March 24, 1940, she married Burdett . . .

Cathy Steele, 58, 832 Greenvale Ave., St. Marys, died at 2:55 p.m. Dec. 17, 2007, at St. Rita's Medical Center Lima. Death was due to lung failure.
She was born April 30, 1949, in Lima, to Carl and Violet Eshelman Whited, who a . . .